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| Only the Sears Remain, “Among the many testimonials which I gee in regard to certain medicines perform- ing cures, cleansing the blood, etc.,” writes Hesxry Heupson, of the James Smith Weolen Machinery Co., Philadelphia, Pa., “none impress me more than my ownease. Twenty years aZ0, at the age of 18 years, T had swellings come on which broke and nning sores. Our family pir do me no ave not been e. Only the remain, and the ry of the past, to remind me of the good Aver’s Sarsaparilla has done me. I now welsh two hundred and twenty pounds, and 4m inthe best of health. I have been onthe toad for the past twelve years, have noticed Ayer’s Sarsaparilla advertised in all parts of the United States, and always take pleas- ure in teliug What good it did for me.” For the eure of all diseases originating in impure blood, the best remedy is AYER’S Sarsaparilla Prepared by Dr. J.C. Ayer &Co., Lowell, Mase. Cures others, will cureyou, Silvers & icine ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW, | BUTLER, MO. Office over the Farmers Bank. Holt & Hoagland shipped three car loads of cattle and one of hogs to Kansas City market last week. In Butler this winter there has been little or nocomplaint of desti tution and, so far as we know, there has not been a case of suffering. ? An 82 inch vein of eoal bas been struck at a depth of 180 feet near Creighton, Cass county, and the peo- ple of that locality are jubilant over the find The citizens of Rich Hill, we note i Reports from Texas and Arkausas Dr. Lauedown, in the drug busi-_| ness at Adrain, spent Saturday in the city. Mrs. Laura V. Sisson aud daugh- | ter Clara, of Clinton, who have been visiting the family of J. H. Sisson, | have returned home. | Our good friend D. Van Hoy, of | Spruce, called Tuesday and renewed | He is one of the old stand bys of the, | booming Truxs and our thauks are; due him for his remembrance. | Thos. D. Rafter, who is employed | in busines iu Kansas City, arrived! howe the other day and will spend a couple of movth visiting his par-| ents. | Don't forget the democrats will |meet atthe court house Monday | night to nominate a city ticket At ltend the evonvention and assist in | nominating good aud live men. | | The Sedalia Democrat advertises | the whoiesouled hospitality of her | police in the following: “John Hen ‘ry Summers received his quarterly peusion of $36 yesterday und tie p hee are fixing up bie bunk at the b ose” say the most severe snow storm of a decade visited those states the latter part of last week. The storm bas b-en very severe in Texas and the cattlemen are uneasy about their herds, Our old friend Geo. A Todd writes from E! Reuo, Okla, to send the “Oracle of Truth” to Euid, O. T as he will move to that place. He says Joho A Silvers is a candidate for the El Reno postoffice with fair prospects of success. We hope Jobu will get the appointment. Charley Lewis sold to Sparks Bros Tuesday his fine gray tea: for $375 Considering the market price of horses this was a high price, but considering the horses it was Jirt from the Review. are responding lib erally to the poor fund, and several hundred dollars will be raised in short order. Malaria ie one of the moat inaidi ous of health destroyers Hood's Sarsaparilla counternets its deadiv poison and builds up the system. At Macon Saturday morning a burglar entered the home of Lawyer R G. Mitchell and carried off a suit |. of clothes, a gold filled watch. $15 im money and about. $250 in notes George Vaughan and wife of Rich Hill spent Monday in the citv. He reports business verv dull at the Hill, and a large number of men mostly coal miners out of employ meet. August Tanner.a painter by trade. stealing a ride on the blind baggage car of the Blair line, in attempting to jump off the train near East Line. Cass county, the other day fell between the cars anl was terribly injured. The firm of Duvall & Percival have money to loan and they will give you a low rate of interest and the privilege to pay at any time The notes are payable here at But- ler, Mo., and you will find them here when you waut to pay. 15 4t Uncle Elijah Butler, one of the wheel horse democrats of Pleasant Gap township, places the Tiwes un der renewed obligations fora hand- some payment on his subscription. cheap. This was the finest team ever owned in Butler. Mrs J. M. Catterlin took her little daughter, Gracie, to Kansas City a few days ago to consult a physician im regard to complicated illness. Mrs. Catterlin spent the winter iu Texas for the benefit of her daugh ter’s health, but it seems it did little good Financial losses caused Frank Demel, of Atchison Kansas, to com mit suicide Monday. He committed tbe deed with a pistol ina field near ‘own. During the paric he drew his money ($1060) out of the bank and placed it ina safe deposit box and when he went to get it it had disappeared. One of the membera of the Me Donald county grand jury, was nev er in a court room before called for jury duty, never heard an oath ad ministered and was cautious about being locked up in the grand jury room. He is 35 years old and does not read the newspapers. The trial of Oscar Arnold of In- dependence, Mo.. for killing George Parker was begun in the Clay coun- ty circuit court Monday. Sixty wit- nesses from Independence and Kan sas City were present. Oscar is a cousin of constable Arnold of this city. The columns of the Democrat in- dicate that the merchants of Clinton have either quit business or gone to sleep. It isa bad omen for a town, to see the merchants slothful in bu siness. In Butler itis different, we Mr Butler is one of the Tiwes’ oldest subscribers. Dr. J. M. Christy has secured | handsome quarters over McKibbens | store. He has had three front rooms | fitted up to his own liking and took | possession of his new office to day. } The three rooms are conveniently | connected by doors, the first being | use! as a receiving room, the second | will be used as a laboratory and the third operating. The do:tor wil! feel mighty proud in his new quar- ters and as particular as an old maid. Awarded Highest H The only Pure Creaw of ailBaking Powder have a live wide awake set of busi- ness men and they are hustlers for trade, and lose no opportunity in offering inducements that will draw custom. “All signs fail”—except pimples and bloches. These never fail to indicate an impure condition of the blood, which may be thoroughly cle nsed and renewed by the use of Ayer's Sarsaparilla. The most effica- cious and economical of blood puri- fiers. onors World’s Fair, | | | ar Powder.—No Ammonia; No Alum, | Used in Millions of Homes—4o Years the Standard | i Dr. Frizell is on the sick list. | Senator Juo. B Newberry, was in| the city Tuesday. Thos. Trish of Rich Hill, was at | tending court Tuesday. | Geo. L. Smith spent Tuesday in| Kansas City on business. | Joun Mansfield was sentenced to) jail for tive days February bas passed, now for the wiud, suow and slush of Mareb. The citizens will meet and onu- hate a ticket Friday night, March 9. | Lee Reece, of Spruce, suld J. M. Courtney a fine lot of hogs Tuesday. | Jas. T. Williams shipped two car- loads of hogs to Kansas City Tues- day. A wule buyer from St. Louis was in the city Tuesday investigating Harris and Lisle’s herd. G. M. and D. Vanhoy were in the city Tuesday and sold J. M. Court- hey a nice let of hogs. John Adair aud Mrs. Lane will | kansas, jinob leave tie latter part of the week to buy their spring stock of goods Mv. Biand’s silver coinage bill re- maing in the same rut ava week ago. No quorum and the farce debate goes merily on. The democrats will meet at the court house Monday night aud now- inate a city ticket. ocrat be on haud. J. E Arnold will present his elaims to the democratic convention Monday night for the nomination of evllector for the city. Let every dew- Thos. J. Smith who a short time azo bought the handsome Clivton Huff property just east of the city, moved to his uew home yesterday. Miss Bessie Worrel, who has been speuding several weeks in the city visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Hickman, has returned to her home in Carthage, II. Mies Mary Evans has gone to Chicago to purchase her spring stock of millinery. She will be absent sev- veral weeks aud will spend most of her time studying the new styles in the different wholesale establish ments The coal contract for the peniten- tiary was awarded Saturday to a St. Louis company at $2.84} per tos— a saving over the old contract heid by « Lexington company. The Gie- secke shoe company contracted for the labor of 300 convicts, years at 50 cents a day. for five A similar cootract was made with another firm for 175 men. W. F. changed Lafollet bas bis address from Ballard to Butler. Mr L. has reuted his farm and will move his family to town and the TIME3 weicomes them to our city. H+ has inverted a patent chimney cap which has proven a success and lic «Xpeets to devote Lis time intro | fucing aud putting his patent into| practical operation. It is a good} invention and we hope to see his brightest anticipation realized from} its sale | Ex congressman H. B. Strait, who| for twelve years represented Minne- sota, in the lower house at Washing- Mexican | Central train Sunday, near El Paso, Texas. He was the president of four national banks in his state and} Was on an extended trip through | the south and Mexico. Friday he stopped off at Aguas Callientes, | Mexico, and paid congressman Wil- son a visit. ton, died suddenly on a The members of the petit jury for this term of court deserve the gratitude of the public for the prompt manuer in which they have dispatched business, and thereby saved a great deal of costs both to the county and state. This jury has decided cases promptly one way or the other and if they erred in their judgment in any instance it bas been no fault of theirs, as we believe they tried to. be right and just in the! premises. j The Moderu Way | Commends itself to the well inform |ment for pla ed, to do pleasantly and effectually | _ what was formerly done in the erud-| est manner and disagreeably as wel! To cleanse the system and break u; colds, headaches and fevers without | unpleasant after effects, use the| delightful liquid laxative remedy, | Syrup of Figs. ‘ SHOT DUWN IN JAIL. (Vengeance of a Mob Wreaked Upon Wilson's) Marders West Plains. Mo, Feb night about 11:30 o'clock, several hundred wen. supposed to be in babitants of Ozark county Missouri, and Fulton and Baxter counties, Ar- assembled at Mountain Home, Art:., for the purpose of lynch ing Arderson Carter and Bud Mont- The and went —Last gomery, alias Jasper Newton. was very orderly about its busiuess with a firm deter | mination to see that justice was meted out to the guilty. The mob overpowered the jailer aud guards, took their guns avd demanded the keys. Hon J. C. South, representative of Baxter county, made a huif hour speech to the mob and begyed that the lives of the men be spared and Ubat the laws be allowed to take its course. The meu hstened in sulien silence to bis taik aud that of others, aud then went about their work of vengeance. Lhey procured the keys, unlosked the doors aud commenced shouting luto the jail Alter about twenty shots the fir- lng ceased Anderson Carter Was dead, but Newton was found to ve alive aud ashing for water. This was given him, aud thea tue wob Quiched ity Vengeance by ridding tis bydy with bullets Both diea protesung their inuocence, aud only asked that tucy bereheved of their shackles. Accurding to a previous agreement the life of Bart Carter, the oue of the tro who confessed aud gave the whole thing away, was spared, aud itis thought he will be given a life sentence in the penitentiary. He was forced to do what he did by bis father, Auderson Carter He tela where the money was, went with a posse and recovered $1,100 of it. Bart Carter says Anderson Carter did the planuing and Newton the killing. The mob was afraid to take the wen out and hang them for fear the sheriff and his posse would interfere. After completing their work the wen quietly dispersed. The crime for which the two men were killed was the killing of Hunter Wilson in Baxter county, Arkansas, on the mght of Deceniber 18. While Wilson was sitting with his wife by the tire place men entered the house, killed bim instantly, very nearly killed his wife, robbed the house of $1,100 and, atter heaping liye coals of fire upon Wilson's body, made their escape Mrs Wilson managed to crawl to a neighbor's and gave the alarm =Wuliam MeAninch was arrested for the crime, but had been released a few days ago The crime was a cold blooded one and the tinale will long be remembered by the people of Baxter county. The Carter, who was killed, had the reputation of haviug kilied a man in Texas county, and Newtor. whose real name was Montgomery, was wanted in Clay county for a crime committed fifteen vears ago. Read the chanze in McFarland Bros. advertisement. If you want to change your oid harness for new ones they will accommodate you. Ti you want harness or saddles they have them,in fact anything in the | barness line they keep on band. and the largest stock in the county tose leet from. nit Court Pracee tings. W W Kimball Co vs John © Hicks; judgment for plaintiff. John D Parkinson vs John Shearer; judgment for plaintiff. State of Mo vs Warren Forfeiture set aside. Bennett Wheeler Mere Co vs W J Sperman: verdict for plaintiff. Richard Dubach vs Mary A Cass et al: decree as prayed. Kingsland & Douglas Mfg Covs T N Board et al; verdict for plaintiff. Jeff See v Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co; plaintiff takes new suit. Jas. T. Merchant v«S H Bothwell et al:bill of exc ion filed. W E Waiton ve C J Fudge; finding for plaintiff. GH Mayhew vs H P plaintiff dismissed. Dillie Girth vs C to make deposit of $75 by Jun g Edson Keith va H P Cailahan; plaintiff dismissed. Standard Shoe Co vs L Dr ment for plaintiff. W J Sperman vs Bennett Wheeler Mere Co: dismissed for failure to file cost bond. Ella Kash et al © P Coleman et al: report of sale approved. H T Henton et al vs WJ Sperman N & 8S Co Inter: verdict for plaintiff. Turnbull Wagon CovsS E Childs et al; WO Atkeson appointed referee. W K Royee et al vs 8 W) Hopkins: judgment for plaintiffs. State of Mo vs Ben Phillips: fine 31 and cost. Ben Phillips vs Jas B tinued at plaintiff s co Henry Moore vs Jacob Hunt:judg- Raymond Coleman; of Butle jndg- OWS: con- 4, — State of Mo vs Jas Me} five ¢ ars. State of Mo vs Geo Hi LL A PRETTY PAIR. Ed Mails and Walter Matthews Ret W.T. Mudd’s Store and Are \ Promptly Taken In. | Ed Mills and Walter Matthews. ‘boy 16 and 17 years old respectively jaud sous of respectabie parents 1: ‘this city, robbed the store of W. T | Mudd of over $151n money and + [revoiver last uight. The boys bac | been fooling about the place during | the afternoon,arousing the suspicion lof Mr ton. In the evening wile be war the part of the bouse, ope of the boyr | busy with customers in | (Malls) secreted himseif ia the rear part, behind a stack of flour sacks. and escaped detection, so that whe: Mr Madd locked up,the young black leg allowed himself to be locked iv The other, Mattuews, stationed him self on the outside aud was to sigual the approach of danger by a series The precious pair of taps on the show windows. the succeeding in capturing over $15 iv mouey, a revolver «nd perhaps other result was that articles. safe was broken open with a hatchet and other evidences of their Mr. Madd did not cover his loss til this morning, had Marsha! arrest them. They readily confess The private drawer of the wok dis- but Hieronymus on record. at once ed aud were prowptly jailed, ard this afternoon were taken to Butler, where cireuit court is now in sion, for trial. $11.35 of the money taken was Mr. Mudd claims the same boys robbed him on Thanksgiving day.-—Rich Hill Re view. fhe boys were arraigned in court Monday morning, aod when asked if they bad broken into the store, one of them replied, “no, I had to brake out.” Sere recoyered, Farmer's of Bates County. Remember that C. F. Pharis is now fully prepared tu take poultry Mudd by their actions, but} be did uot suspect their real inten | frout | CHANGED OUR MIND We are going to stay in Butler. Our trade has increased to such ané enormous ext-nt that I am now able to buy my goods by the car load and will continue to sell my groceries at same prices with a very few changes. So [ am here to save you money, and hope to merit your trade by selling you goods much lower than any one eggs and butter in exchange for dry|1 ‘‘ Padang Java coffee worth goods at the highest price. I pay cash also. C F. Puaris. Butler is now assured of a grain elevator. “The Bates County Ele. vator Co.,” with Mr. R. J. Hurley, President, and Mr. G B. Hickman, Vice President, is now incorporated with a capital stock of $10,000 Mr. A. O. Welton, our popular grocer, is also astockholder in the elevator company The company’s main office is Iscated in Butler, with branch houses at Foster and Sprague. They propose to bandle all kinds of grain a d interd te make Butler ¢#e grain market of Bates and surrounding connties. At Death’s Door Blood Poisoned After Ty- phoid Fever A Marvelous Cure by Hood’s Aftcr All Else Failed. ing, but to no avail. I Cot Only Momentary Relief, And sometimes not even that. I ould not sleep nights, and on account of the itching I scratched the spot until the blood would run, In hot weather my elbows and all my joints were just the same, and what I have suffered I cannot de- scribe with a pen. Last February I tried an form of arash all over my body. I began my scratching, and scales would fall off. The sores continued to discharge and I longed to die. | Finally my husband bought a bottle of Hood's Sarsa ae = aot = more than of it before I began to change for the better. | I have had four bottles, | Now I Am All Well | but two little spots on my leg. Ican now sleep ea well and work all the time. Iam 4 Hood’s:Cures assauit. | years old, and the mother of eleven children, Verdict guilty fined 3100. | and .hink Icandoas much as any one my age. State of Mo Jno Mansfield; pleas! Myson has taken Hood's Sarsapa: uilty, 5 days in jail. State of Mo vs Warren and Jennie Wheeler: Raymond found guilty two years in penitentiary. Wheeler not guilty. taymond | dyspepsia, and has been greatly benefited by it I feel very grateful for the benefit I received from Hood’s Sarsaparilla.” Mus. PHEse L. | —- Hood’s Pills 2ct easily, yet promptly and eficiently, on the liver and bowels. 2c, herb for the blood and it broke out in the worst | else. Here is our 8 and prices. 21%) granulated sugar $1 00 22‘ light brown “| 100 1 * African Java coffee worth 34e - : - he “Golden Rio coffee worth 334e : - - Qhe 40c for - - - 32 1 ** Lion coffee 24 7 ‘* Rolled Scotch oat flake i) 2 ‘* Package breakfast food 10 1 * Full weight soda i 1 ** Wire nails, any size 3 1 ** Navy beans 4 1 ** Hominy 02 5 doz clothes pins 10 1 tb Sledge tobacco 33 1 ** Crane tobacco 28 1‘ Fish-hook tobacco 28 1 ** Twist tobaceo 30 1 ** Pureground spice worth 80c, 40 pe Se “shot pepper ‘ 40c, -25 1 ** Best Imperial tea “© 600¢, 30 1 ** Young Hyson tea “* 40c, 23 1 * Uncolored Japantea “ 60e, 30 2 ** Tea siftings as) 3)“ Soda crackers Posy 1 ‘* He-no tea worth $1, for 65 1‘ Full cream cheese 15 13 1 tb boxes Greenock solid lye 20 8 1 th boxes Greenwich lye 2 ;61 °° bars old country soap 5 Is 1 ** bars Clariette At bos) \6 1 or bars old comfort ‘* es) |1 No. 3 Tub worth 70e for 50 iF No. 2 Tub & -S0e- 60 1 No. 1 Tub 90c¢ << 70 1 2-Hoop pail 5 | 1 3-Hoop pail 20 j1 2-Gallon pail fine Syrup 60 1 Glass oil can worth 50e for 35 mon lamps, jand tinware will be sold at half 15-Gallon oil can worth $1.25 for 90 “C. 1. Hood & Co., Lowell, M i Lantern worth 75e for 50 “Dear Sirs: Twenty-five years ago I had a/1 Dash board lantern worth 81 rin) bilious fever, and later it tui to typhoid s . fever, and for five weeks I lay li dead, but |1 tb Extra fine rice 5 atlast I pulled through and got up around. I} 2-gallon tin pail worth 40¢ for % soon discovered on my left leg just above the x knee a small brown spot about as big cs a three | Tin buekets worth 35e for 20 cent piece, which puffed up but did not hurtme | Tin pail worth 25c for Er or feelsore. I did not pay any attention to it lis . until two years after, when it commenced to |} Set of Handle teas worth 66c, 50 spread and have the appearance of aring worm. |1 Set unhandle ** * 500, 38 It itched and burned and I commenced doctor- | 1 Set plates = 600, 40 These goods are Meakin and of the best quality Stoneware per gal 7 8 cans best sugar corn 2% 1 3% ean solid tomatoes 16 13-T can pumpkin (or 3 for 25¢) lg z = “* apricots for 4 2 cans extra California peache~ p59 29 tb pail jelly 50 Have just received * car load of 'pnre northern seed potatoes, Early Rose, Eariy Obio, and beauty of he- bron. My stock of faucy end com- queensware glassware Price. Ist door enst Mo. State Bank, North Side £ AS Yours very respectfully, W. , WOMACK.